Elections In India

The joint committee of Parliament examining the bills on simultaneous elections is working to create a mechanism that could make the 'One Nation, One Election' reform fully operational by the 2029 general elections, its chairperson said on Friday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the panel's two-day meeting in Goa, PP Chaudhary claimed that nearly 99 per cent of civil society stakeholders consulted so far have backed the proposal, which aims to curb an estimated Rs 7 lakh crore economic loss caused by frequent polls. The committee began its deliberations in Goa on the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, with an interaction with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and members of his cabinet, seeking their views on the challenges involved in implementing simultaneous elections and ways to address them. "We had an informal interaction with the chief minister and cabinet ministers, who represent the people of Goa. We discussed how 'One Nation, One Election' can be implemented,

Elections in India have become fertile ground for the proliferation of freebies

Superstar Vijay's TVK dazzled in Tamil Nadu, while UDF reclaimed Kerala, and the NDA held on to Puducherry

Tamil Nadu heads into 2026 Assembly elections with high-stakes contests across key constituencies and prominent leaders including MK Stalin, Edappadi K Palaniswami and Vijay shaping the race

In Tamil Nadu, delimitation is becoming a major poll issue, with concerns over fairness, representation, and whether southern states will lose political weight

From age and education to wealth and criminal cases, a closer look at who is contesting the April 9 polls across key states

Share of candidates with criminal cases declines slightly, while crorepatis rise sharply, underscoring growing role of money in elections

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday said she hoped that Indians would exercise their right to vote by employing wisdom and shunning allurement, prejudice and misinformation to strengthen the country's electoral system. She also lauded women voters for coming out in large numbers to exercise their franchise during elections. Addressing a 16th National Voters' Day event held here, Murmu asserted that while the right to vote is important, it is also imperative that all citizens exercise it by keeping in mind their constitutional duties. For the last 16 years, the foundation day of the Election Commission (EC) has been celebrated as the National Voters' Day. On November 26, 1949, when the Constituent Assembly adopted the Indian Constitution, 16 of its articles came into force immediately, including one that pertained to the creation of the EC. The EC came into existence on January 25, 1950, a day before India became a republic. The remaining part of the Constitution came into force on

The NDA tightened its political grip in 2025, winning decisively in Delhi and sweeping Bihar, marking a year of clear consolidation for the alliance

Author SY Quraishi dwells on the Model Code of Conduct and other aspects of holding elections, including the role of exit polls, media and hate speech

The road transport minister says development must be guided by long-term merit, not election cycles, even as states head to polls with pre-budget handouts and populist pledges

The meeting at Indira Gandhi Bhawan was attended by 302 DCC presidents from Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh

Donald Trump praises India's biometric voter ID system as the US moves to tighten election rules, mandating citizenship proof for voter registration

Trump, in turn, proposed they go back to paper ballots and have India assist with the election process, saying, Wouldn't that be nice?

USAID's official records confirm that no projects funded by the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening have been implemented in India since 2008

Delhi exit polls forecast a comeback for the BJP in the national capital after 27 years. Here's a look back at their previous term in Delhi

Delhi Assembly elections 2025: As counting of votes begins, young AAP supporter Avyan Tomar (also nicknamed 'Baby Mufflerman'), dons Mini Arvind Kejriwal getup

Ballimaran Assembly election results 2025: With a voter turnout of 63.87 per cent, the electorate of Ballimaran has actively participated in shaping the constituency's political future

Delhi elections 2025: If the exit poll predictions hold, BJP will return to power in Delhi for the first time since 1998

Delhi Assembly elections 2025: Mustafabad reported the highest voter participation at 66.68%, whereas Karol Bagh saw the lowest at 47.40%